Proverbs 16:28:4Prov.16.28.W4TAB
מָד֑וֹן
madon
“strife”
- Transliteration
- ma-DON
- Extended
- maa-DOHN
- IPA
- /maːˈdoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- strife
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-DON
- clause
ISH tah-he-pu-KHOT ye-shal-LAKH ma-DON
- sentence
ISH tah-he-pu-KHOT ye-shal-LAKH ma-DON ve-nir-GAN mah-fe-RID al-LUF
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect yeshallakh {יְשַׁלַּח | yəšallāḥ} ‘sends out’ links directly to madon {מָדוֹן | māḏōn} ‘strife,’ emphasizing deliberate action.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–yod–nun
“to judge, contend”
In context — Proverbs 16:28
A man of perversions sends out strife, and a whisperer separates close friends .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 16:28, so the Hebrew word מָד֑וֹן (madon) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.16.28.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.28.W4.S1) and character.